聯合國機構稱伊朗核調查取得重大進展

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that "significant progress" has been made in the U.N.'s long-running probe into allegations Iran worked to develop nuclear weapons.

國際原子能機構總幹事天野之彌星期一說，聯合國對有關伊朗試圖發展核武器的指責所進行的長期調查取得了“重大進展”。

Yukiya Amano said he reported to the IAEA's board about his trip to Iran that included visiting the Parchin military site that has been a key focus of the investigation.

天野之彌說，他已經向國際原子能機構理事會報告了他的伊朗之行，包括訪問調查重點之一的帕爾欽軍事地點。

Amano said environmental samples were taken at Parchin before his visit in a process that included Iranian representatives "swiping samples." He specified that in some circumstances the IAEA permits countries to participate in verification activities in ways that do not compromise the agency's work.

天野之彌說，伊朗方面在他訪問帕爾欽之前就提交了帕爾欽的空氣樣本。他說，在某些情況下，國際原子能機構允許相關國家參加檢查活動，前提是國際原子能機構的工作不會受到影響。

"Authentication by the agency of the samples was achieved through use of an established verification process," Amano told reporters.

他告訴記者，這些樣本通過了該組織一個核查程序的檢驗，被證明是有效的。

Earlier Monday, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency quoted a spokesman for the country's nuclear agency saying samples were taken without IAEA inspectors present.

星期一早些時候，國營的伊朗共和國通訊社援引伊朗核機構發言人的話說，收集環境樣品時，國際原子能機構檢查人員不在場。

For years, Iran denied access to IAEA personnel, insisting Parchin was strictly military in nature and would not be opened up to outsiders. Iranian officials have blamed the U.S. and Israel for the focus on Parchin, saying those countries provided faulty intelligence alleging research toward building nuclear weapons. Iran has long insisted its nuclear program is peaceful.

伊朗多年來一直不準國際原子能機構進入帕爾欽，堅持說帕爾欽是軍事性設施，不對外開放。伊朗官員認爲，帕爾欽成爲關注焦點是因爲美國和以色列提供了錯誤情報，說伊朗企圖製造核武器。長期以來，伊朗一直聲稱其核項目是用於和平目的的。